We don’t Have to enter drawings. I did however receive the lifetime hunting license for my youngest child a few days ago. They offer the lifetime license for $200 if it is purchased before they turn 3. This license will even allow them to come back and hunt Tennessee even if they are not a resident. Seems like a good investment to me.

@martino1 That is correct as far as the points goes. Every state's points system is slightly different, but still essentially the same principle that you're building up to better odds of drawing the coveted tags.

@martino1 to add to what Travis said...In AZ they do three rounds of drawing names. Round one is for bonus point holders only and are for choices 1 and 2 of your selected hunts. The more points you have the better your chances. Round 2 includes no bonus point holders and is again for your first or second choice of hunts. Round 3 is for your third, fourth and fifth hunt choices.

@tscustoms do you have to buy a license each year in each of the states you draw in to get the bonus points?

@tscustoms do you have to buy a license each year in each of the states you draw in to get the bonus points?

Utah, yes - $65
AZ, yes - $160
WY, CO, NM - no

So you have to buy a tag in AZ OR UT and maybe go hunting if you are lucky? What's the draw to these states under these conditions?

NV is the same way. NV has some monster mule deer outside of Reno. They all migrate down from the Tahoe basin into the high desert south of Reno. AZ and UT have some of the best elk to hunt, like record setting elk.

Heck if you go with a guide here you pay 15k for a basic bull elk, that throphy bull, he's 20k-25k.

@tscustoms do you have to buy a license each year in each of the states you draw in to get the bonus points?

Utah, yes - $65
AZ, yes - $160
WY, CO, NM - no

So you have to buy a tag in AZ OR UT and maybe go hunting if you are lucky? What's the draw to these states under these conditions?

NV is the same way. NV has some monster mule deer outside of Reno. They all migrate down from the Tahoe basin into the high desert south of Reno. AZ and UT have some of the best elk to hunt, like record setting elk.

Heck if you go with a guide here you pay 15k for a basic bull elk, that throphy bull, he's 20k-25k.

Wow hunting trophy game has really been monitzed. I've been thinking about an elk and a muley. Didn't realize it required that much luck or cash even before you get into the woods.